Beyond the EU: DORA and NIS 2 Directive's Global Impact
Copia alumnos lessons 13 and 14
1. PART 1: GMOs
Pre-reading
a. You are about to read a text about GMOs. Look at the picture below and decide what does
the acronym “GMOs” stand for? Choose between the following options and highlight it:
- Gain More Organisms
- Genetically Modified Organisms
- Good Modified Organisms
b. Among the following sentences, there are some advantages and some concerns of GMOs.
Classify them into the right column.
“GMOs are good for the environment”
“Scientists test on animals”
“Modified seeds are more resistant than conventional seeds
“Modified food can be harmful”
“Soil rests more with modified plants”
2. ADVANTAGES CONCERNS
While Reading
a. Read the text again and decide if the following sentences are True (T) or False (F). Correct
the false ones.
1. The text is advertising a product.
2. Smith’s company offers conventional seeds.
3. The company thinks that sustainability is important.
4. These seeds can withstand herbicides.
5. Smith’s plants occupy a lot of space.
6. These plants need special soil conditions to grow.
b. Write the words/phrases next to the definitions.
3. CONVENTIONAL SEEDS – DROUGHT-RESISTANCE - ANIMAL PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT
- YIELD ENHANCEMENT - HERBICIDE-RESISTANT - GMO
This means that the size of harvest is greater: ________________
An advantage of GMOs that allow them to withstand periods of no rain: ___________
An organism produced by genetic engineering: ____________
Some people use this test to see the effects of GMOs: ____________
Seeds that can resist herbicides: ______________
Seeds that are not genetically modified: ______________
After reading
c. Discuss the following questions (you DON’T need to write them down; just reflect on
them):
How do you feel about the testing of products on animals?
According to the text, how are these modified seeds sustainable?
How can you, as future technicians, help the environment?
PART 2: Sustainability
1. Look at the following sustainable practices. Which environmental problems can they solve?
Match.
5. ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS:
2. There is a relation between GMOs and sustainability. Choose one of the following posters
discuss and answer the following questions (you DON’T need to write them down; just
reflect on them):
a. Is the poster referring to an advantage or a concern?
b. Which advantage(s) / concern(s) is it referring to?
6. 3. Imagine the following situation: You are scientists who have created a new seed. Think of
ONE advantage that seed has (one way in which it is sustainable) and create a poster about
it. Use a digital tool (like Canva, Genially, etc.). Then, share it in Jamboard:
https://jamboard.google.com/d/1WHm0STcoXTLoiwvOekQgt8UVPEyZnJ8rQ-
lw3zN83lc/edit?usp=sharing
Please, use one slide each.
OPTIONAL ACTIVITY: LET’S REVISE!
Do the following survey in Google Forms to revisit the vocabulary we have seen during this first
term:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1y8tMxopWSE1VANlIVgNhnPJ_PPRzyfEnnWSS5hVAMQE/edit?us
p=sharing
